Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Mon) livestock auction prices — 2019-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.56/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$148.56

53 head · 371 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$26.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	157.36	549	24
Medium and Large 2	388	145.10	562	21
Medium and Large 3	391	131.20	513	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.16/cwt here — about $37 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

148.56

—

FL average10 barns · 861 hd

148.85

−0.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,595	88.08	1,405	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	61.78	701	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	53.25	493	13

Every lot, as filed

38 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	167.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	166.92/cwt	162.00–170.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	145.81/cwt	145.00–147.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	138.09/cwt	135.00–141.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.38/cwt	147.00–152.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.75/cwt	152.00–160.00	498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	203.56/cwt	200.00–207.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	226.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	172.97/cwt	169.00–175.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	214.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.63/cwt	175.00–182.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	208.43/cwt	205.00–215.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	192.48/cwt	190.00–197.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	162.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	204.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	165.95/cwt	165.00–167.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	155.83/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	149.53/cwt	147.00–152.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	184.38/cwt	182.00–187.00	581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	81.72/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	95.80/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	87.18/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	64.51/cwt	64.00–67.00	819	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	59.63/cwt	56.00–62.00	614	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	53.25/cwt	49.00–55.00	493	13

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Mon)

Mon Apr 29, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 287Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 90Year ago 205

Compared to last Monday: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	208	170.00–180.00	175.18
4	—	268	165.00–170.00	167.66
4	—	365	153.00–160.00	156.55
4	—	463	140.00–143.00	141.46
5	—	312	162.00–170.00	166.92
5	—	404	145.00–147.00	145.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	160.00–162.00	160.97
2	—	413	135.00–141.00	138.09
2	—	568	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	360	147.00–152.00	150.38
4	—	505	125.00–130.00	127.48
8	—	320	152.00–160.00	155.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	140.00–145.00	142.36
2	—	360	130.00–140.00	134.86
2	—	410	125.00–128.00	126.54
2	—	470	120.00–122.00	121.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	200.00–207.00	203.56
2	—	365	185.00–190.00	187.60
3	—	227	225.00–230.00	226.47
3	—	453	169.00–175.00	172.97
4	—	258	210.00–220.00	214.85
4	—	420	175.00–182.00	178.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	157.00–160.00	158.51
3	—	228	205.00–215.00	208.43
3	—	310	190.00–197.00	192.48
3	—	467	162.00–165.00	162.96
4	—	373	175.00–180.00	177.38
5	—	265	200.00–208.00	204.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	165.00–167.00	165.95
2	—	423	152.00–160.00	155.83
2	—	455	147.00–152.00	149.53
4	—	315	182.00–187.00	184.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	80.00–83.00	81.72
2	—	1,763	94.00–98.00	95.80
3	—	1,567	86.00–90.00	87.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,269	64.00–67.00	64.51
14	—	1,030	56.00–62.00	59.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	925	49.00–55.00	53.25

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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